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公开(公告)号:US11175597B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-16
申请号:US16697138
申请日:2019-11-26
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Shih-Ming Chang , Chiu-Hsiang Chen , Ru-Gun Liu , Minfeng Chen
Abstract: A lithography patterning system includes a reticle having patterned features, a pellicle having a plurality of openings, a radiation source configured for emitting radiation to reflect and/or project the patterned features, and one or more mirrors configured for guiding reflected and/or projected patterned features onto a wafer. The pellicle is configured to protect the reticle against particles and floating contaminants. The plurality of openings include between 5% and 99.9% of lateral surface area of the pellicle. The pellicle can be attached to the reticle on a side of the patterned features, placed beside an optical path between the radiation source and the wafer, or placed in an optical path between mirrors and the radiation source. The plurality of openings in the pellicle are formed by a plurality of bar shaped materials, or formed in a honey comb structure or a mesh structure.
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公开(公告)号:US11320747B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-03
申请号:US17121542
申请日:2020-12-14
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Shinn-Sheng Yu , Ru-Gun Liu , Hsu-Ting Huang , Kenji Yamazoe , Minfeng Chen , Shuo-Yen Chou , Chin-Hsiang Lin
IPC: G03F7/20
Abstract: Photolithography apparatus includes a radiation source, a mask to modify radiation from the radiation source so the radiation exposes photoresist layer disposed on a semiconductor substrate in patternwise manner, a wafer stage, and a controller. The wafer stage supports the semiconductor substrate. The controller determines target total exposure dose for the photoresist layer and target focus position for the photoresist layer; and controls exposure of first portion of the photoresist layer to first exposure dose of radiation at first focus position using first portion of the mask, moving the semiconductor substrate relative to the mask; and exposure of the first portion of the photoresist layer to second exposure dose of radiation using second portion of the mask at second focus position, and exposure of second portion of the photoresist layer to the second exposure dose at the second focus position using the first portion of the mask.
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公开(公告)号:US10962885B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-30
申请号:US16584286
申请日:2019-09-26
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Minfeng Chen
Abstract: A polarization filter includes a multilayer structure including a first plurality of elements and a second plurality of elements alternating between each other. The first plurality of elements and the second plurality of elements have different thicknesses, and the multilayer structure is configured to interact with unpolarized light incident on the multilayer structure and separate transverse electric (TE) waves and transverse magnetic (TM) waves of the unpolarized light.
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公开(公告)号:US10685950B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-16
申请号:US15638010
申请日:2017-06-29
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Minfeng Chen , Shuo-Yen Chou
Abstract: A method includes providing a photomask having a patterned absorption layer over a substrate. The photomask is irradiated with a beam having a mixture of transverse electronic (TE) waves and transverse magnetic (TM) waves. The irradiating includes generating surface plasmonic polaritons (SPP) on a sidewall of the patterned absorption layer. The SPP is used to suppress the TM waves while reflecting the TE waves. A target substrate is exposed to TE waves.
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公开(公告)号:US11211374B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-28
申请号:US16901232
申请日:2020-06-15
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Minfeng Chen , Shuo-Yen Chou
Abstract: A method includes providing a photomask having a patterned absorption layer over a substrate. The photomask is irradiated with a beam having a mixture of transverse electronic (TE) waves and transverse magnetic (TM) waves. The irradiating includes generating surface plasmonic polaritons (SPP) on a sidewall of the patterned absorption layer. The SPP is used to suppress the TM waves while reflecting the TE waves. A target substrate is exposed to TE waves.
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公开(公告)号:US20190006343A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-03
申请号:US15638010
申请日:2017-06-29
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Minfeng Chen , Shuo-Yen CHOU
CPC classification number: H01L27/0207 , G03F1/14 , G03F1/36 , G03F1/54 , G03F7/2002 , G03F7/70125 , G03F7/70283 , G03F7/70441 , G03F7/70566 , G03F7/70958
Abstract: A method includes providing a photomask having a patterned absorption layer over a substrate. The photomask is irradiated with a beam having a mixture of transverse electronic (TE) waves and transverse magnetic (TM) waves. The irradiating includes generating surface plasmonic polaritons (SPP) on a sidewall of the patterned absorption layer. The SPP is used to suppress the TM waves while reflecting the TE waves. A target substrate is exposed to TE waves.
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